Barriers to physical activity practice in undergraduates at Unidad central del valle del cauca

The high level of sedentarism in the adult-young population that studies undergraduate programs is a public health problem. Therefore, it becomes inevitable to answer the following research question ¿What are the barriers to physical activitypractice in undergraduates atUnidad Central del Valle del Cauca? A quantitative, transectional study with a descriptive scope was carried out during the first half of 2017. A population of 3,958 subjects was included. The sample consisted of 193 undergraduates. This sample was probabilistic stratified by proportional affixation. The age of 67,9% of the sample was in a range of 19 to 28 years. 95,9% did not use tobacco and the usual means of transport of 58,5% was the motorcycle and only 3,6% and 5,7% used the bicycle or walked respectively. 47,7% had a low level of physical activity. Of the women surveyed, 55,3% had a low level of activity and 21,8% had three barriers to physical activity, among them lack of time, lack of will and lack of energy are highlighted. The low level of physical activity found is mainly related to barriers such as lack of time, lack of will and energy to perform some physical activity. As this perception is more accentuated in women given that they have a lower level of physical activity.